Heat deflector



April 16, 1929. c. R. ALLEN 1,799,650

HEAT DEFLECTOR Filed Jan. '7, 1928 'Charles RAlren Patented Apr. 16,1929. f i

, .CHARLES n. AIiLN, orvNoRpTH VERNON,V INDIANA. i

HEAT DEFLECTOR.

Application 'nie January 7,1928. seran No. 245,192.`

' My invention relatcs'to .detlectors or distributors for heat issuingV from registers of automobile heaters and it, is an object of the invention toprovide a device of this character by means of which -heat may be directed to any part of the automoblle desired, all vas will be hereinafter more particularly described`and 'claimed.

Referring to the accompanying,drawingsV which"v are made apart hereof and Aon which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, u

Figure y1 is a perspective illustrating one application of my invention, r

Figure 2, a perspective with the device in inoperative position, and t Figure 3, a transverse section with the hinge in a different position from that of Fig. 2. v n

In' kthe drawings reference character 10 indicates a conventional register associated with any desired type of automobile hea-ter comprising a pair of perforated plates slidable relative to each other and held together by means .of a bolt. 11 and sprmg 12. The register is held in place by screws 13, two of which are disposed at each side of the same. f

My invention comprises an angle-iron base or support 14, which isLshaped 1n o ross section, or has two sides disposed at rlght angles to each other, cachV of whlch 1s adapted to rest flatupon an object and form a supportfor the device. Each of the two sides of the member 1/1 is provided with a pair of spaced slots 15 each of whichextends across both the sides for thereception yof screws 13. At the edgeofone of the sides of the baseer support 14=`is pivoted a plate. 16 which is adapted to be folded toa position over the register 10 and held in an angle of substantially 30k degreesA The plate 16 is provided at its ends with hinged endv members 18 which when the mit the main plate l.16 to lie. flat against the floor or other surface on which the regf ister 10 rests,y as shown in .Figure 2, or will be spaced above the floor far enough! to i accommodate a carpet as shown in Figure lVhen theVV screws 13 engage the side of..

the support to which the plate 16 is hinged,

Vthe plate will lie intheplaneof vthe floor,

and when turned so that the` free side of the `support 17 isflat againstthe register with the screws 13 engaging such side, the plate 16 will be disposed in a plane above the plane of the surface upon vwhich the register vrests for allowing the deflector plate `to fall back overthe carpet 19. 4This last position isy not possible with the parts in vthe previous position. f v When being used for detlecting -lieat ythe plate 16 is disposed at an angle of 30 degrees over and in contact with the head 'of the bolt 11, as shown .in Figure 1, and with thev .PA-TENT* .0F F'ICELl-qi f the main plate'16 and flat against the same to permit the heat to discharge from one or both ends of the device. Y

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention, and Ltherefore, do not limit myself to `what is'shown in thek draw- 1 .90 y v .only as set forth in the appended'v claims.

ings and described in the specification, but

As will be readily understood, the deilector and register maybe constructed for sale as a single unit, or the deflector may be made i Vseparately for attachment to and use with registers already installed.

Having thus `fully described my said in-V vention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by lLetters Patent, is: 1. A heat deflector for automobile heaters and end members piv'otally carried by said plate for closing the space between the endsv of the linclined plate and theregister overv plate from being folded flat upon the register,

10o adapted to be pivoted in a manner to fold which it is -supported whereby heat will be directed in a single direction, substantially as set forth.V Y

2. A deflector for heat issuing from the register of an automobile heater comprising a support adapted to be secured at one edge of the register, a heat deiiecting plate pivoted to said support and foldable rearwardly into substantially parallel relation with the register out of heat deflecting position, and means for securing the support in a manner to i' space the plate in a plane offset from the plane of the register, substantially as set i forth'.

' sides disposed at right angles, a heat deflect- 4. A device of the Aclass described com-V prising strip of angle iron, a heat deflecting plate hinged to one edge of safidangle iron,

and means for securing either side of said.4

angle iron on a flat surface whereby the heat deflecting plate may be disposed in the plane ofthe flat surface or in offset relation thereto', substantially as set fort-h.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at North Vernon, Indiana, this 31st day of December, A. D.V nineteenhundred and twentyseven.- f

, CHARLES R. ALLEN. 

